# Greenway (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/greenway/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,120 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,613 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 60,302 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (5,110 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Greenway in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Greenway in the United States.

## People named Greenway

- Jordan Greenway, American ice hockey player
- James Greenway, American ornithologist (1903-1989)
- Isabella Greenway, American politician (1886-1953)
- Tom Greenway, American actor (1909-1985)

## Similar surnames

Greenaway, Green, Greene, Gerena, Geren, Greeno, Greenhaw, Greaney, Graham, Grimm, Giron, Gorham.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.